RE: Humor for some, not for the overly sensitive

["David Gilson" <dgilson@envirocareutah.com>]

Um,  does this mean that we would be required to file an Environmental
Impact Statement prior to a battle?

David Gilson, RRPT
Envirocare of Utah, Inc.
Dgilson@envirocareutah.com


Khalid Aleissa wrote:

> Depleted uranium is used in an anti-tank ammunition because it has a
better
> penetrability than tungsten and it is free or you may get paid for taking
it a
> way from the huge piles of nuclear fuel industry. Once a depleted uranium
> ammunition  hits  an armored tank, most of its kinetic energy will
dissipated
> into different forms. Heat is a a major form. This heat is enough to
oxidizes
> and evaporates DU. Breathing or ingesting U cause different health
problems,
> cancer and kidney failure are the major effects. Contaminating the
environment
> for long time is a long term impact of using these type of ammunitions.
>
> I believe that many agree with me that war is not an acceptable solution,
> however, if it is become a must then ethics of war shall be followed (may
sound
> strange to some people!). For example, preserve the environment.
> Khalid Aleissa,
>

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